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- COVID-19 cases are falling where most people are vaccinated, and vice versa, The Washington Post found.
- Vaccination rates are lower in southern US states.
- 43.7% of the US population is now fully vaccinated.
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Coronavirus cases in the US are rising in areas that have lower vaccination rates, a Washington Post analysis found.
Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Post produced a quadrant graph that shows the number of COVID-19 cases dropping where most people have been vaccinated, and increasing in many areas where they haven’t been:
-The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2021
Some 43.7% of the US population has been fully vaccinated – meaning they have received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot, or both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine – and 52.5% has received at least one dose, the CDC said.
Vaccination rates are lower in southern states, the data shows.
Experts told The Post that they are concerned about what will happen in these areas as people mingle. All US states have loosened or removed their lockdown restrictions over the past few weeks.
The Post’s analysis comes as the US edges near recording 600,000 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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